Romain Febvre

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Romain Febvre
NationalityFrench
Born31 December 1991 (1991-12-31) (age 31)
Epinal, France
Motocross career
Years active2011 - present
Teams
ChampionshipsMXGP - 2015
Wins
  • 14 MXGP
  • 1 MX2

Romain Febvre (born 31 December 1991) is a French professional motocross racer.[1][2] He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2011. Febvre is notable for winning the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship in the MXGP class for motorcycles displacing 450cc.[3][4]

Motocross career[edit]

Born in Epinal, France, Febvre competed in motocross and supermoto as a youth, winning the 2007 French 125cc Supermoto national championship.[5] In 2011, he won the 2011 European Motocross Championship.[5] He then progressed to the MX2 class of the world championship with his best result being a third-place finish in the 2014 MX2 championship while riding for the Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team.[2]

Febvre was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Yamaha factory racing team run by 1984 world champion Michele Rinaldi.[5] He went on to clinch the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship title with thirteen moto wins.[6]

Febvre was also a member of the French team that scored three consecutive victories at the Motocross des Nations event in 2015, 2016 and 2017.[7]

Febvre left Yamaha at the end of 2019 and signed on with Kawasaki, whom he continues to race for to this day.

Career Results[edit]

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Average
Finish
Podium
Percent
Place
2014 MX2 3 5 7 5 5 2 4 5 4 6 5 5 6 4 4 1 4 - 4.41 18% 3rd
2015 MXGP 6 4 7 4 7 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 2.77 72% 1st
2021 MXGP 3 4 5 3 5 1 4 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 3.33 56% 2nd

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Romain Febvre MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Romain Febvre Team Yamaha profile". yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 MXGP Results & Standings". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 MXGP Overall Standings". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Romain Febvre joins Yamaha Factory Racing for 2015". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 MXGP World Standings". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. ^ "France and USA Battle at Motocross of Nations 2015". redbull.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Preceded by Motocross World Championship
MXGP Champion

2015
Succeeded by